America is known for being the land of opportunities and freedom. It wasn’t always like this, as many people had to fight for it to become this way. With one man’s help, America turned out the way it is now, free and independent. This man was Paul Revere, a young boy who soon became well known for his courage and quick thinking. Paul Revere was a man of politics that fought against the British in the revolutionary war, all while soon becoming known for the Midnight Ride. Growing up, Paul Revere looked up to his father greatly. His father, Apollos, was one of the colonies greatest silversmiths. Over the years, Paul had learned a great deal about being an outstanding craftsman. Once the revolutionary war came about though, young Revere put his job of being a silversmith off to the side for the time being. Time off from work allowed him to help fight with his fellow colonists, which resulted in Many years passed and things started to calm down in the Americas, allowing Paul to go back to his job from before: being a silversmith. As he slowly …show more content…
King George III had also begun taxing his people, which the colonists greatly disapproved of. In 1773, King George had placed a tax on imported crates of tea, which led to a group of men deciding to throw a tea party. The Boston Tea Party Consisted of a group of men, which Paul had been apart of, dressing up as close Native Indians in order to Dump their taxed tea into the Boston Harbor. This Boston Tea Party allowed many of the colonists to show their opinions on the Taxes, but did it really help them? In the end all it did was cause great damage. With the harbor being closed down and all imports and exports being gone, things got rough for the people of Boston. Paul Revere spent a lot of time helping the people he related to most, and although it caused damage, it also made his name known all around the
The book began with Paul Revere’s America. Paul Revere’s real name was Apollos Riviore. Paul Reveres name was later changed because of it being too hard to pronounce. He was born on the small island of Guernsey in the English channels but at age 12, he sailed to Boston on November 15, 1715. By 1722, he was a goldsmith in Boston. In 1729, Paul Revere married a named Deborah Hitchborn. He worked as an artisan and a silversmith. During this time, he was known to have amazing skills in both jobs. One of Paul Revere’s best designs was his print of the Boston Massacre in 1770. It helped to create an image of British tyranny and American virtue that still shapes memory of the massacre.
Paul Revere was born on New Year’s Day of 1735 in Boston, Massachusetts. Paul Revere was a master silversmith in Boston and was well known for his work. Revere is most well-known for his “midnight ride” to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams that the British troops were coming to Lexington in 1775. Revere is also known for his propaganda sketch of Boston Massacre of 1770 that helped rally the colonist behind the Revolution. Paul Revere is a great example of an ordinary man that becomes a politically involved and is symbolically represents the American Revolution as the start of changing history.
Our nation had many great people who have changed our nation’s fate throughout the history. These people may not be remembered but have changed our nation’s direction. People like John F. Kennedy, Abraham Lincoln, John Adams, George Washington, and etc. were remembered. But a person like John Hancock, about 1/300 of the population of Unites States of America knows about him. Even though he is not remembered, John Hancock is one of the most extraordinary people who have change the fate of our nation.
... He was renowned for his silversmithing, which was his most successful occupation. "He had a brilliant eye for form, a genious for invention, and a restless energy that expressed itself in the animation of his work. Two centuries later, his pieces are cherished equally for the touchmark of their maker and the vitality of his art"(15). By giving some insight into Paul Revere the man, rather than Paul Revere the legend, Fischer gives strength to his historical assertions.
Thomas Jefferson, an educated, well respected career man, served as governor of Virginia, secretary of state, and president of the United States. The Revolutionary era, during the 1770's, proved to be one of America's most victorious times. Despite the casualties the American colonies suffered, they proved to be stronger than their ruling land, Britain, and won the right to be a free land, becoming the United States of America. Living through this difficult turning point in history inspired Jefferson to write "The Declaration of Independence." Once again, nearly two hundred years later, America faced yet another turning point in history.
Paul Revere helped the colonists see the way, and showed them they should stay. They got the strength to get up and fight, and they fought the British day and night. He might have been a coward, but he told them not to be sour. They decided to do what he would say, then won their Independence Day. The colonists were free and the British could see, the colonists won the freedom crown, so the British began to frown. Paul Revere was braver than you’d think, with independence, he had a pretty big link. Paul Revere had some causes, effects, and a few roles in the Revolutionary War.
Patrick Henry, the author of the “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” Speech and the famous American Framer, attorney, and ex-governor of Virginia, was born on May 29, 1736 in Hanover County, VA (Fowler). Henry was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses and was chosen to be a delegate to the 1st Continental Congress (Fowler). Henry was known for being a fiery orator and speaker, and he proved himself to be a knowledgeable lawyer and politician (Fowler). Patrick Henry was usually reported as being six feet tall, long-limbed, with “sparkly cobalt eyes and auburn hair” (Fowler). But early in life, Henry was common man. Henry was a clerk who worked for a local business run by his father and, for the most part, educated by his father, who attended a Scottish university. He was musically inclined, playing the fiddle and flute, and during most of his adulthood Henry took active roles in the military skirmishes and disputes between the colonies and the Britain (Fowler).
As an American observes the life around him, noting the many advancements made in merely the last century, he must wonder how America climbed to such a level. The 21st century technology, the military and political power, education and ethics, all came from such meager beginnings, solidified by the Revolutionary War. The Revolutionary War proved to be a significant turning point in the history of our country, but what caused America to win? What were some of the most significant factors in the victory of these American patriots? By examining these three particular factors, America’s military assets, it’s aid from other countries, and its own spirit of independence, one’s understanding of the Revolutionary War, an essential root of this nation, is truly increased.
The most fundamental reason for the American Revolution was the colonist’s outrage over taxation which led to a tax revolt launched by people who were tired of the burden of paying unfair taxes. The king placed taxes known as Townsend Acts, on the colonist’s tea, paper, paint, lead, glass, and many other items that were used daily and the colonists were against this taxing. The purpose of the Townsend Acts was to help pay the cost of government in America. Lawyer James Otis and other colonist rebels referred to King George as a tyrant. As stated by James Otis in The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved (1763), . . . “The very act of taxing exercised over those who are not represented appears to me to be depriving them of one of their most essential rights as freemen, and if continued seems to be in effect and entire
During the American Revolution, Paul Revere is widely credited with the phrase, “The British Are Coming,” to denote that the British forces were moving against the American colonists. Although tagged with this phrase, Paul Revere was hardly the only rider to deliver the news to the colonists. Similarly, you heard the news from the Information and Security Services (ISS) about the forthcoming changes with Lotus Notes. As a result, on November 7, 2016, at 7pm EST, Office 365 will officially replace Lotus Notes for all Payment Management (PM) personnel and contractors. This revolutionary change is what this suite of products will do for Fiscal Service, and bring our systems in line with most current windows applications.
Paul Revere, one of the hero’s of the American Revolution, was born in Boston in late 1734. We don’t know the exact day he was born, but we do know he was baptized January 1, 1735. In childhood, Paul dressed like all the other boys with shirts with big sleeves and pants that stopped just below the knees. Boys wore knee buckles to keep their pant legs tight, and it also helped keep their stockings up. When Paul wasn’t doing chores he would play with his siblings, go to church, and spend time in his father’s shop. Paul’s dad, Mr.Revere, was a silversmith and goldsmith and he made all sorts of things like teapots,sugar bowls, trays, jewelry, shoe buckles, and thimbles.
Eyes- When Paul Revere was growing up, he saw the British ship coming in to Boston's harbor and bringing tea, and other items, so because they were bring stuff for the Americans, they had to pay taxes.
“Stand your ground. Do not fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have war, let it be here.” ~John Parker
...n, was in sight and dividing themselves into a battlefield formation as they came upon Lexington Green. What happened next is still debated. A shot was fired, and neither side would claim responsibility for this first act of war. But when it was over, two massive British volleys had been fired, answered by only one, weak volley of American musket fire and eight militiamen were dead and ten wounded, including Captain Parker. But this was only the start of the Revolutionary War. In the years to come, many Americans and British soldiers would die in their battle to stand up for a country and a future that they believed in. As for Paul Revere, his role in calling the patriots, the minutemen, the militia of the countryside together and up in arms will remain as imperative to the study of American history as any battle or shot that took place in the Revolution of America.
Ordinary colonists in North America saw British taxes as both an economic hardship as well as a trampling of their rights. Even before such men as Sam Adams and Paul Revere led protests through the streets of America, the everyday farmer and shopkeeper were finding ways around British taxes such as smuggling goods in and out of colonial ports. The God given rights of the common man were being tested and some American colonists started to consider fighting their British overlords.